Applewood Golf Course
Golden, Colorado · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1960.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 5,490 ft the ball carries about 6% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 140. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 16, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 41 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 12 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 294 | 283 | 243 |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | 114 | 107 | 100 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 371 | 269 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | 461 | 443 | 391 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 413 | 386 | 371 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 366 | 354 | 318 |
| 7 | 5 | 10 | 459 | 382 | 365 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 336 | 324 | 313 |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 186 | 139 | 95 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 383 | 375 | 310 |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 168 | 161 | 140 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 373 | 365 | 356 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 419 | 412 | 318 |
| 14 | 3 | 15 | 149 | 140 | 132 |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | 543 | 518 | 438 |
| 16 | 5 | 9 | 522 | 485 | 399 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 175 | 164 | 154 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 374 | 357 | 295 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6188 | 67.8 | 120 |
| White | Male | 5884 | 66.5 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5386 | 68.9 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 288-19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 278 · 294 · 309front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 183
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 183.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 116+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 104 · 114 · 125front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 115 to reach, 115 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 384-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 372 · 386 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 366 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 241.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 21 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].